Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-06-10
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Arrangements for tie separation Of the
North From the south alad for a DBL
vision Convention ON the 7th ofJuly.
Huron Huronite, 9th: A conference
was held in the city hall, Huron, Tues
day, June Z, to consider plans Tor q Wig
orous canvass of Dakota, preparatory to
the vote on division in November.
A, @, Mellette presided, John 3. Drake
was secretary, with A. Davis aud Frank
7. Crane assistants.
Judge Campbell offered the following:
ResolUed. That this conference deem
it to be very desirable in view of the
coming ele ,tion upon the question Of
division that the friends Of division IN
toth north and eouth Dakota should be
organized and work in harmony and CO.
operation for an express ion of tile will
OF the people of Dakota upon this SUBJ
jeot at the next election.
Res0lged, yhaS we believe the senti-
ment of the people of Dakota is in favor
of q division on the line OF the seventh
standard parallel, and the taking OF the
names OF south Dakota and north Dako.
ia for the two states to be formed out oil
the territory.
Res0toed, That to effect q vigorous
canvass for division at the next election,
q committee be appointed Of seven gen.
tlemen of this conference to formulate q
call for q convention of the friends OF di-
VISION IN south Dakota, tt submit to this
conference for their oonsid Iteration. and il
approved by them to be signed and for
INFLATED az they may direct.
Mesars. Campbell, Plummer, Orofoot,
a. Haines, Hinckley, Cory and Cooper
were appointed said committee.
The conference then took q recess till
evening, that this committee might pre-.
pare a report.
AT 8 the committee reported:
For the purpose of effecting such
other measures as they may see proper
! with reference to efecting division. we,
the friends OF division, hereby call upon
the friends of division in south Dakota,
without distinction Of party, to
assemble in their various counties upon
Thursday, the 7th day of July, 1887, and
| elect delegates to q convention OF the
friends of division, to be held at the city
of Huron on Wednesday, the 18th day of
July next, OF 2 p. m.
The apportionment is recommended
to be one delegate from each county
and one additional for each SEQ popula-
tion, or major fraction thereof, as shown
shown by the census of 1885.
|he object of this convention is TO
provide for o thorough and & vigorous
caayass of south Dakota before the next
election, for tie purpose OF bringing out
as strong q vote as possible IN favor of
division. and to transact such other
business as to the convention may desm
proper.
The qualifications at the county
primary meeting shall be that the per-
sons voting shall be known as unquali-
lied and thorough friends OF division;
and all friends OF division, irrespective
Of party, are invited to participate 10
them.
FMS conference invites the serious at
tention OF the people OF Dakota TO- the
fact that this expression OF the Will Of
the people of Dakota, upon this grave
and important question, will probably
be decisive j n it's results. 1t is thought
by many we'll advised persons that the
next congress- will seriously take up the
Question OF division and admission o.
Dakota.
A decided and unmistakable express
sion OF q large maiorityfin favor division,
OF the people OF Dakota, whose right 1t
is to decide this matter, will doubtless
exercise . strong and immediate inhu'
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